20 years ago: A new 62,200-square-foot Kroger store opened in what was phrased "the growing city of Madison."

The $7.5 million Kroger "superstore" opened at the new Plaza Center Shopping Center at Hughes and Browns Ferry roads.

A spokesperson called it "the prototype for a new generation of Kroger superstores, designed to serve diverse areas such as Madison County that have a variety of tastes and customer needs. ... Madison is one of the fastest growing markets we serve," he said.

10 years ago: Private pilot Marshall Richardson of Guntersville and an unidentified passenger were forced to land on U.S. 431 near Wilson Mann Road in New Hope when he suffered an engine malfunction on his experimental single-engine kit plane.

Richardson was able to avoid both heavy traffic and power lines, then taxi it onto the grassy median on the highway. There were no injuries.